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List of 100 Important GK questions about Indian History (With Answers) | SSC Exam
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A. The Hindus
B. The Aryans
C. Lord Indra
D. The River Indus
Answer:D
10. A national religion called DiniIllahi was promulgated by
A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Aurangazeb
Answer:A
11. Who introduced English in India?
A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord William Bentick
Answer:D
12. The foundation for the Vijayanagar city and kingdom was laid by
A. Sadasiva Raya
B. Krishnadevaraya
C. Rama Raya
D. Harihara and Bukka
Answer:D
13. The quit India movement was started in the year
A. 1942
B. 1945
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C. 1943
D. 1939
Answer:A
14. A council of Eight Ministers known as the Ashta Paradhan assisted?
A. Sher Shah
B. Balaji Baji Rao
C. Shivaji
D. Ahmad Shah Abdali
Answer:C
15. Lord Buddha made his first sermon at
A. Sarnath
B. Pataliputra
C. Kapilavasthu
D. Lumbini Gardens
Answer:A
16. Taj Mahal is on the banks of
A. Tapti
B. Ganges
C. Jamuna
D. Cauvery
Answer:C
17. Panipat is modern
A. Delhi
B. Kurukshetra
C. Sonepat
D. Faridabad
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Answer:B
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26. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
A. Locke
B. Plato
C. Rousseau
D. Hegel
Answer:C
27. The well known king of slave dynasty was
A. Alaudhin
B. Balban
C. Mahmud Lodi
D. MuhamadbinTughlaq
Answer:B
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A. Mughals
B. Aryans
C. Mongols
D. Dravidians
Answer:B
21. Do or Die slogan is associated with
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Nethaji
Answer:A
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A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord William Bentick
D. Lord Cornwallis
Answer:A
25. The founder of Portuguese power in India was
A. Danes
B. Salsette
C. Albuquerque
D. Vascodagama
Answer:C
26. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
A. Locke
B. Plato
C. Rousseau
D. Hegel
Answer:C
27. The well known king of slave dynasty was
A. Alaudhin
B. Balban
C. Mahmud Lodi
D. MuhamadbinTughlaq
Answer:B
28. The famous king of the Kushana dynasty was
A. Pushya
B. Kanishka
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C. Harisha Vardhana
D. Kuvishka
Answer:B
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C. Karaikal
D. Pondicherry
Answer:D
33. The last Mughal Emperor was
A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Bahadur Shah
D. Noor Jehan
Answer:C
34. The first wave of Aryan immigration into India began in
A. 500 BC
B. 1000 BC
C. 1500 BC
D. 1000 A.D.
Answer:C
35. Aryans lived in
A. Maharashtra
B. South India
C. Central India
D. Gangetic Valley
Answer:D
36. The brain trust of Chandra Gupta Maurya was
A. Fahien
B. Megasthanes
C. Nandagopala
D. Kautilya
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Answer:D
37. The musical instruments used by the Aryans was
A. The Drum
B. The Lute
C. The cymbal
D. All the above
Answer:D
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45. The first to establish regular trade with India was
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. English
Answer:B
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A. 231 AD
B. 127 AD
C. 261 BC
D. 327 BC
Answer:C
50. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
A. Satara
B. Bijapur
C. Golconda
D. Ahmednagar
Answer:D
51. Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of
A. Kalibangan
B. Harappa
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro
Answer : C.
52. The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by
A. Kanishka
B. Harsha
C. Samudragupta
D. Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer : D.
53. Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement?
A. Shankaracharya
B. Nanak
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C. Ramanada
D. Kabir
Answer : A.
54. The Bhakti Movement was first organized by
A. Nanak
B. Kabir
C. Ramanuja
D. Ramananda
Answer : C.
55. An example of Chola architecture cab be seen at
A. Kanchipuram
B. Mahabalipuram
C. Tanjore
D. Ellora
Answer : C.
56. Panchantra was written by
A. Kaladisa
B. Vishnu Sharma
C. Tulsidas
D. Banabhatta
Answer : B.
57. Decimal system was introduced by
A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bhaskara
D. None of these
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Answer : C.
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66. In which language were the Sangam classics written?
A. Tamil
B. Telugu
C. Kannada
D. Malayalam
Answer : A.
67. Which one of the following divinity of Rigveda?
A. Marut
B. Agni
C. Shakti
D. Varuna
Answer : D.
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70. The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was
A. agriculture
B. cattle rearing
C. hunting
D. trade
Answer : A.
71. Which one of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Lothal
D. Alamgirpur
Answer : C.
72. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
A. Rigveda
B. Yajurveda
C. Upanishad
D. Samaveda
Answer : A.
73. The extreme form of Ahimsa or non violence is practiced in
A. Jainism
B. Hinduism
C. Buddhism
D. Sikhism
Answer : C.
74. The Aryans at first settled in
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A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Sindh
D. Kashmir
Answer : B.
75. Rabi crops of the Indus Valley are
A. Rice and wheat
B. Wheat and cotton
C. Barley and rice
D. Wheat and Barley
Answer : D
76. The famous temple of Kailasa, hewn out of the rock, is at
A. Ellora
B. Badami
C. Mahabalipuram
D. Elephanta
Answer : A.
77. The Aryans came to India from
A. South East Asia
B. Eastern Europe
C. Central Asia
D. None of the above
Answer : C.
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A. the guptas
B. the mauryas
C. the satavahanas
D. the mahameghavahanas
Answer : C.
79. Alexander died at
A. Patala
B. Taxila
C. Babylon
D. Gedrosia
Answer : C.
80. The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhijis ashes were placed before immersion is in
A. Kanyakumari
B. Gandhinagar
C. Ahmedabad
D. Ganga
Answer : A.
81. Everyone knows The Taj Mahal. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for
whom?
A. Jahani Mahal
B. Farida Mahal
C. Mumtaz Mahal
D. Toba Begum
Answer : C.
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82. Who introduced the system of Local boards or Local Bodies in India?
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Mayo
Answer : B.
83. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
A. Lothal
B. Harappa
C. Alamgirpur
D. Mohenjodaro
Answer : A.
84. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
A. Palaeolithic Age
B. Mesolithic Age
C. Neolithic Age
D. Chalcolithic Age
Answer : C.
85. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A. Matriarchal
B. Matrilineal
C. Patrilineal
D. Patriarchal
Answer : D
86. The fourth Buddhist Council was held by
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
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C. Harashavardhana
D. Kanishka
Answer : D.
87. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at
A. Rajagriha
B. Vaishali
C. Kundalavana
D. Patliputra
Answer : C.
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C. Lord Rippon
D. Lord William Bentick
Answer : D
91. The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of
A. Ajatashatru
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Bimbisara
Answer : A.
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C. Bhaskaravarman
D. None of the above
Answer : B.
95. Adigranth is the religious book of
A. Parsis
B. Sikhs
C. Hindus
D. Buddhists
Answer : B.
96. The first President of the Republic of India was
A. V.V. Giri
B. Dr. Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Zakir Hussain
Answer : C.
97. The French Revolution took place in the year
A. 1647
B. 1729
C. 1775
D. 1789
Answer : D.
98. Which metal was first used by the Indus people?
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Tin
D. Carlinean
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Answer : B.
99. Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashokas empire?
A. Taxila
B. Kanauj
C. Kashmir
D. Madras
Answer : D.
100. The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was
A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Sher Shan Suri
C. Bahlul Lodi
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer : C.
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